Pipes and Cistern

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Pipes and Cistern: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Pipes and Cisterns, Role of Inlet and Outlet in Pipes and Cistern, Unitary Method to Solve Pipes and Cisterns & Efficiency Method to Solve Pipes and Cisterns etc.

Important Questions on Pipes and Cistern

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The first two of the three pipes can fill an empty tank in 10.8 hours and 21.6 hours respectively, while the third pipe can empty the filled tank in 18 hours. If the tank is empty and all three pipes are opened simultaneously, then in how many hours will the tank be filled?

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15 hours of rain can fill 60% of a pond. A man can empty the pond in 50 hours. The pond was completely empty when it started raining. If it rained for 12 hours , how much time will it take for the man to empty the Pond ?
 

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Two machines fill a juice container. Machine B is 62.5% as efficient as Machine A. If Machine A fills the tank completely in 2.5 hours, how much time will it take for both the machines to fill 65% of the container ?
 

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Two inlets A and B can fill an empty tank in 36 hours and 60 hours respectively. In how much time, will they together fill the 16th part of the tank?

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Two inlet pipes A and B and an outlet pipe, C, are connected to a tank. Find the time taken by pipe C alone to empty the full tank. To find the answer, which of the following information given in statements I and II is/are necessary?
Statement I: Pipe A and B together can fill the tank in 607 minutes.
Statement II: Pipe A, B, and C together can fill the tank in 12 minutes.

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Direction - solve the question:

If Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 15 min and 20 mins respectively and pipe C empties the tank in 12 mins. What will be the time taken by A, B and C together to fill the tank completely?

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Then on two pipes P and Q can fill the tank in 20 hours and 40 hours  respectively also Pipe R is attached which can empty the tank in 120 hours. if all pipes working together and at 2 pm and after 10 hours pipe R is cleared when will the tank filled?

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The ratio of efficiencies of two outlet pipes is 2:3. There is a third filling pipe which efficiency is 85 Of the average efficiency of two outlet pipes can fill an empty tank in 70 Minutes. In how much time both the emptying pipe can empty the tank when it is completely filled?

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Pipe P can fill a tank is 12 hours & Pipe Q can empty tank is 18 hours. Both pipe are opened at 6 am and after some time Q is closed and the tank is full at 8 pm on the same day. At what time was B closed?

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Two pipes can fill a tank is 18 minutes and 27 minutes. A third pipe can empty the tank (where full) in 6 mins. On the three pipes are opened when the tank was 23th full. In how many minutes will the tank become empty?

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Two pipes A & B can fill a tank in 8 and 24 hours respectively. there is an outlet exactly at 23th of the height above the base which can empty the top one-third of the tank be full, in 4 hours. In how many hours, will the empty tank be full, if both in e pipes and the outlet are opened simultaneously?

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Two taps X and Y can fill a tank in 12 minutes and 15 minutes, respectively. If both the taps are opened simultaneously, and tap X is closed after 3 minutes, then how much more time will it take to fill the tank with the help of tap Y?

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A tap can empty a tank in 36 hrs. After one-third of the tank is empty 4 more similar taps are opened. What is the total time taken by the taps to empty the tank completely?

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A pipe can fill a tank in 4 hours. Due to a leakage it takes 5 hours more time to fill it. If the tank is filled, in how many hours the tank will be emptied by 56 th part of the tank?

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Pipe A can fill a tank in 4 hours and another pipe B can empty the same tank in 6 hours. Pipe A is opened and after 3 hours B is also opened. In how many hours, the tank will be filled?

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A pipe can fill an empty tank in 5 hours. After 35 th part the tank is filled, another pipe of same efficiency is opened. In how many hours, the tank will be filled?

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A tank has a pipe of diameter k Which can fill it in 54 hrs. If this pipe is replaced by a pipe of diameter 3k, Then time taken by this pipe to fill the tank is _____?

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Two pipes A and B can fill an empty tank in 4 hours and 3 hours respectively. If they are opened alternatively and pipe B is opened first, then in how many hours the tank will be filled?

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A water tank has three taps A, B and C. Tap A, when opened, can fill the water tank alone in 4 hours. Tap B, when opened, can fill the water tank alone in 6 hours and tap C, when opened, can empty the water tank alone in 3 hours. If taps A, B and C are opened simultaneously, how long will it take to fill the tank completely?

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Pipe A fill the tank in \(2\) hours and Pipe B fill the same tank in \(90\) minutes. Pipe C empties the same filled tank in \(180\) minutes. If Pipe A and B open together at \(8:30\) am and Pipe C open at \(9:00\) am, then at what time tank filled?